Anduril Industries
Senior Software Engineer, Robotics
Anduril Industries, Irvine, California, United States, 92713
Senior Software Engineer, Robotics - Anduril Industries
Join us as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Robotics. Bring your expertise in autonomy, systems integration, and robotics to the Air Defense team, tackling challenges in drone detection, tracking, deterrence, and defeat while leading critical product development initiatives.
About The Team The Air Defense team builds robots that detect, track, and neutralize hostile Unmanned Aerial Systems. Collaborating across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, we develop, test, deploy, and sustain the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems worldwide.
About The Role As a Staff Software Engineer on Air Defense, you will design and implement autonomy, robotics, and networking solutions that enable Anduril products to operate together.
What You’ll Do
Write and maintain core libraries and services—frame transforms, targeting, guidance.
Own major feature development: system analysis, sensor selection, perception architecture, motion planning, health management, behavior analysis, simulation/test infrastructure, and interfaces with lower‑ and higher‑level systems.
Implement scalable sub‑systems: sensor processing, perception, tracking, motion planning, health management, anomaly detection, simulation, testing fixtures, vehicle interfaces.
Collaborate with Anduril and third‑party robotic platform hardware teams, and operational subject matter experts to align requirements and iterate toward final designs.
Required Qualifications
Strong engineering background, ideally in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
7+ years of C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
Experience leading projects or teams; ability to mentor and develop engineers.
Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization.
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
MS in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Experience programming for embedded and physical devices.
Experience with motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, controls, or related performance metrics.
Understanding of systems software (kernel, device drivers, system calls) and optimizing for constrained resources.
Experience with sensor characterization and analysis.
US Salary Range 191,000–253,000 USD (base salary only; equity and benefits included in total compensation).
Healthcare Benefits
US roles: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost.
UK & AUS roles: full cost of medical insurance premiums.
IE roles: annual contribution toward private health insurance.
Additional Benefits
Income protection: life and disability insurance.
Generous PTO, holiday hiatus, caregiver & wellness leave.
Family planning & parenting support: fertility treatments, adoption, gestational carriers, and related resources.
Mental health resources: free 24/7 therapy, coaching, and additional work‑life services (legal, financial).
Professional development: annual reimbursement.
Commuter benefits: company‑funded in your region.
Relocation assistance: available where eligible.
Retirement Savings Plan
US roles: traditional 401(k), Roth, and mega‑backdoor Roth options.
UK & IE roles: pension plan with employer match.
AUS roles: superannuation plan.
To view Anduril’s candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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About The Team The Air Defense team builds robots that detect, track, and neutralize hostile Unmanned Aerial Systems. Collaborating across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, we develop, test, deploy, and sustain the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems worldwide.
About The Role As a Staff Software Engineer on Air Defense, you will design and implement autonomy, robotics, and networking solutions that enable Anduril products to operate together.
What You’ll Do
Write and maintain core libraries and services—frame transforms, targeting, guidance.
Own major feature development: system analysis, sensor selection, perception architecture, motion planning, health management, behavior analysis, simulation/test infrastructure, and interfaces with lower‑ and higher‑level systems.
Implement scalable sub‑systems: sensor processing, perception, tracking, motion planning, health management, anomaly detection, simulation, testing fixtures, vehicle interfaces.
Collaborate with Anduril and third‑party robotic platform hardware teams, and operational subject matter experts to align requirements and iterate toward final designs.
Required Qualifications
Strong engineering background, ideally in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
7+ years of C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
Experience leading projects or teams; ability to mentor and develop engineers.
Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization.
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
MS in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Experience programming for embedded and physical devices.
Experience with motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, controls, or related performance metrics.
Understanding of systems software (kernel, device drivers, system calls) and optimizing for constrained resources.
Experience with sensor characterization and analysis.
US Salary Range 191,000–253,000 USD (base salary only; equity and benefits included in total compensation).
Healthcare Benefits
US roles: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost.
UK & AUS roles: full cost of medical insurance premiums.
IE roles: annual contribution toward private health insurance.
Additional Benefits
Income protection: life and disability insurance.
Generous PTO, holiday hiatus, caregiver & wellness leave.
Family planning & parenting support: fertility treatments, adoption, gestational carriers, and related resources.
Mental health resources: free 24/7 therapy, coaching, and additional work‑life services (legal, financial).
Professional development: annual reimbursement.
Commuter benefits: company‑funded in your region.
Relocation assistance: available where eligible.
Retirement Savings Plan
US roles: traditional 401(k), Roth, and mega‑backdoor Roth options.
UK & IE roles: pension plan with employer match.
AUS roles: superannuation plan.
To view Anduril’s candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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